City Gas Works - II Photo

Photographer’s Note

CİTY GAS WORKS SCENES

Untill 1993 main energy source in many turkish households was city-gas. About 4 different fascilities in different parts of İstanbul was been established beginning from 1890’s. Mainly by french companies and later by german companies.
They lasted untill mid od 1990’s and than closed. Nowadays citizens of İstanbul use either propan gas or earth gas.
But those old gas works are left over to their destinies and are disappearing day by day.
The scenes I’ll post to the site, are from the Gas-Work Hasanpasa in the asian part of İstanbul, which supplied many turkish hauseholds with city gas until 1993.
There are some rumours, that those fascilities will be turned into cultural centers, after been cleaned and restored.
Here, on top of this old armchair, you can see the remains of two big still tubes, which is a mark of the spot, from where the gas distribution started.

GAZHANE GÖRÜNTÜLERİ

1993 yılına kadar, İstanbuldaki pek çok evin mutfaklarındaki ana enerji kaynağı havagazı idi.
Şehrin muhtelif yerlerinde 1890 lardan beri yapımına başlanılmış 4 gazhane yer alıyordu. Bu gazhaneler genelde Fransız veya Alman firmaları tarafından yapılmıştı.
1990 ların ortalarına kadar işlevlerini sürdürdüler ve daha sonra kapatılarak kaderlerine terkedildiler. Şimdi gün be gün çürüyüp gidiyorlar. O günden bu yana İstanbullular enerji kaynağı olarak tüpte propan gazını veya doğal gazı kullanıyorlar evlerinde. Havagazını açıp intihar etmek de tarihe karıştı artık !
Bu gazhanelerden birisi de Kadıköy Hasanpaşada. Bu gazhane 1993 yılına kadar çalıştı. Bunların restore edilip kültür sanat merkezleri haline döndürüleceğine dair dedikodular var ama, henüz ortada birşey yok. Hasanpaşa gazhanesinden birkaç görüntü göndereceğim önümüzdeki günlerde bu siteye.
Bu karede, eski koltuğun hemen üst kısmında, duvarda, gaz dağıtım sisteminin başladığı noktaddaki ik büyük çalik borunun kalıntılarını görüyorsunuz.

japiey, Thrax, yedirenk, Buin, cemsultan, ahaberal, evanrizo, papagolf21, ifanik, ALIRIZA, doubay, pboehringer, Vato_Law, noborders, isabela_sor has marked this note useful

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japiey (9521) 2008-03-02 4:09

Hi Mesut,

This is a real portrayal of life...
EXCELLENT.
The trauma of age, and the reality mixes well...
GREAT DOCUMENT FROM YOUR LAND.
All the best, MAESTRO..

jp

Thrax (1925) 2008-03-02 4:10

Mesut Bey Merhabalar!
Çok istememe rağmen nedense fırsat bulupda gidip çekemediğim bir yerdir burası... Ellerinize sağlık!
Selamlar
Anil

jasmis (51023) 2008-03-02 4:19

A true daily life or "street life" presentation. Amazing quality with many details.
Really impressive photo.
Regards.

olli (2091) 2008-03-02 4:49

What a great abandoned place shot! You have captured the atmosphere well. Very interesting subject with beautiful colors and textures. Nice contrast between the walls and armchair. As a detail I like how the color of the fabric works with the colors of the walls.
This gas work looks very interesting - I´m looking forward to see more shot from you taken there...

ben4321 (9807) 2008-03-02 4:59

It's funny where old armchairs and sofas end up - I saw one in a field the other day.
I really like the faded textures you captured here Mesut, with the decrepit armchair being the icing on the cake.
I think a straight-on shot facing the chair, with the two pipes above would also have worked well, but the way you took it facing into the corner works very well too.
Nice work.

Cheers,
Ben

yedirenk (7545) 2008-03-02 6:48

Mesut bey merhaba,
netlik detaylar ve doku çok etkileyici.ustaca yorumlanmış bir kare.kadraj ve derinlik gözalıcı.emeğinize sağlık.selamlar.

Cevdet

Buin (38280) 2008-03-02 7:58

Hallo Mesut!
Wo Du Dich überall herumtreibst ... ?! ;-)
Kein einladender Ort, aber ein interessantes Zeugnis von Verfall, Fortschritt und evtl. Neubeginn. Meine Söhne würden sagen, dass das Foto ein "Hingucker" ist...
Grüße aus Deutschland nach dem Sturm - und eine gute Woche!
Frank

cemsultan (4604) 2008-03-02 9:20

Merhaba hocam
Çok anlamlı ve etkileyici bir kompozisyon dikey kadraj muhteşem olmuş
Ellerinize sağlık
FATİH

ahaberal (6455) 2008-03-02 10:29

gazhaneyi gündeme getirdikten sonra sanırım artık onanırlar burayı üstad.
eline sağlık mesut bey
selamlar

setenay (7604) 2008-03-02 10:45

Merhaba Mesut Bey,
İleride dediğiniz gibi Kültür merkezine dönüştürülürse bu metruk hane haline gelmiş endüstri merkezi resimleriniz belgesel nitelik kazanacak.15 yıldır nasıl olduda birilerinin iştahını kabartıp,kar amaçlı yatırım planından yakasını kurtabildi de Kadıköy belediyesin kamu malı kalabildi.Bu kadarınada şükür demek lazım.Elinize sağlık,insan neremiz doğruki bu eğri kalmış diyesi geliyor.
Selamlarımla
setenay

carper (65696) 2008-03-02 10:49

merhaba Mesut,
a fien atmosphere here in the shot, fine details and well seen composition, very good light here, well done, I like it, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

evanrizo (456) 2008-03-02 13:57

Hi Mesut,
what a stunning composition very very good seen with a great artistic impression.
The light balance is superb.
Have a nice night.
Evangelos

ifanik (20542) 2008-03-02 15:39

Hi Mesut
Very nice photo of abadoned
Nice POV and lighting
Very well done
Best regards
Nick

Graal (58732) 2008-03-02 22:57

Hi Mesut,
amazing place and scene. Interesting note. Well quality of photo. Good details and composition.
Gr., Aleksander

papagolf21 (56749) 2008-03-03 0:45

Bonjour, cher Mesut,
Cette photo est troublante, ce fauteuil à oreillettes d'aspect luxueux se trouve placé dans un contexte étonnement pauvre. La photographie est de grande qualité (sujet, émotion, mise en scène, réalisation...).
Excellente réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

marietom (32076) 2008-03-03 1:36

Hello Mesut,

Extraordinaire, cette image !
J'adore. Les matières sur les murs, le vieux fauteuil perdu dans ce décor, c'est très beau !
Marie

ALIRIZA (16197) 2008-03-03 2:34

Merhaba Mesut Abi,
Işığın güzel kullanımıyla harika bir doku çalışması ve enfes bir kompozisyon. Ellerinize sağlık...
Selam ve saygılarımla...
Ali Rıza

doubay (5043) 2008-03-03 11:32

Hallo!
Gefällt mir sehr gut. Der Ort mutet wahrlich surreal an, als hätte ein Künstler ihn gestaltet. Da fragt man sich, was überhaupt noch umgestaltet werden soll, wenn der Ort doch jetzt schon aussieht wie ein Ausstellungsraum zeitgenössischer Kunst.
Beste Grüße
Andreas

pboehringer (770) 2008-03-04 7:44

Mesut,
this seems to be a very relaxing and cozy corner in the old factory environment. The texture of the wall and the recliner are fantastic.
I just write me critiques preferentally in english. For some reason it is easier for me, but it doesn't bother me at all to get yours in german :-)
Peter

Vato_Law (11686) 2008-03-04 12:55

Hello Mesut,
What a nice colourful corner you found here and with this empty sofa, it looks like a created scene for a movie.
I love the patterns and colours of the wall in contrasts with the ones of the sofa and then the roughness of this large tube exiting from the all.
Well done and nice serie you are building up.
Cheers,
Paulo

KemaLMerT (11218) 2008-03-05 15:06

Her şey terkedilmiş...Usta işi çok güzel kare.

noborders (14201) 2008-03-06 11:28

Merhaba Mesut Bey,

Once in Turkey, a young man declared to me emphatically : "In Turkey, we love all sorts of antiques !!!" (it was addressed to me because I was protesting at his compliments, telling him that I was probably the age of his mother, and it was a good joke :)), but I think that this illustrates well your photo and your taste for old objects -

... reading your note I understand that it is about something else ; the details of the wall in particular are great, with the old sofa there is like a real presence in your photo !
Ellinize ve gözünüze saglik,
Selam ve sevgiler,
Cath.

isabela_sor (42471) 2008-03-06 13:39 [Comment]

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danyy (69465) 2008-03-16 15:49

Bonjour Mesut,
un document qui nous interpelle sur ce que l'homme fait de sa planète en laissant des endroits pourrir et déégrader l'environnement.
Le profit, toujours le profit.
J'aime beaucoup le niveau de détails ici.
Best regards.
Daniel.

capthaddock (28640) 2008-03-18 16:19

Hello Mesut - curumus endustri ile terkedilmis koltuk melankoli bir hava yaratmis, bu siteda gorunenlere degisik bir kare.